The Serra de Baturité is one of a number of isolated mountains or mountain ranges that rise like islands out of the surrounding sea of caatinga.

The lower slopes of these mountains are cloaked in highly deciduous thorn-scrub and woodland; while higher up, the forest is more evergreen. This habitat gradient supports an interesting mix of birds, many of which are geographically isolated incipient species. Among the many species which we will search for are White-browed Guan, Caatinga Parakeet, Blue-winged Parrotlet, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, , Blue-crowned Trogon, Blond-crested and Little woodpeckers, Ochre-cheeked and Sooty-fronted sApinetails, Barred Antshrike (the distinctive reddish-brown-eyed race capistratus), Planalto Slaty-Antshrike, White-fringed Antwren, Black-capped Antwren, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Planalto Tyrannulet, White-naped Jay, and Purple-throated Euphonia.

Here, we will be particularly alert for Spot-winged Wood- Quail, Gould’s Toucanet, Ochraceous Piculet, White-eared Parakeet (endemic subspecies griseipectus, likely to be split), Rufous-breasted Leaftosser, Variable Antshrike, Short-tailed Antthrush, “Ceara Gnateater” (a likely split from Rufous Gnateater), and the highly localized Buff-breasted Tody-Tyrant.